ATLAS  EASTERN  MIDDLE  ANTHRACITE  FIELD,  PART  2. 


Contains  eight  sheets.  Six  mine  sheets  and  two  columnar  section 
sheets  i*elating  to  portions  of  the  Lehigh  basins  in  the  vicinity 
of  U^er  Lehigh,  Pond  Creek,  Sandy  Run,  Eckley,  Weatherly, 
Bum.  Mountain,  Beaver  Meadow,. Coleraine,  Jeanesville  and  Au- 
denried,  in  Luzerne,  Carbon  and  Schuylkill  counties. 

Table  of  Contents. 

6  MINE  SHEETS,  scale  800  feet  to  1  inch,  -g-e-Vo'  of  nature, 
showing  the  general  surface  features  and  colliery  workings. 

1.  No.  III.  Upper  Lehigh  Sheet,  in  the  vicinity  of  Upper 

Lehigh. 

2.  No.  IV.  Pond  Creek  Sheet  in  the  vicinity  of  Pond 

Creek. 

3.  No.  V.  Sandy  Run  Sheet,  in  the  vicinity  of  Eckley  and 

San  /  Run. 

4.  No.  A7  i  Weatherly  Sheet,  in  the  vicinity  of  Buck 
■  Mi  ntain  and  Weatherly. 

5..  JSk  VTI.  Beaver  Meadow  Sheet,  in  the  vicinity  of 
Braver  Meadow. 

6.  No.  T  ill.  Jeanesville  Sheet,  in  the  icinity  of  Cole¬ 

raine,  Jeanesville  and  Audenreid. 

2  COLUMNAR  SECTION  SHEETS,  containing  41  columnar 
sections,  showing  the  coal  measures  cut  in  tunnels  and  bore¬ 
holes.  Scale,  40  feet  to  1  inch,  of  nature. 

7.  No.  IV.  Twenty-three  sections  at  Upper  Lehigh,  Pond 

Creek,  Sandy  Run,  Highland,  Coleraine  and  Beaver 
Meadow  collieries. 

8.  No.  V.  Eighteen  sections  at  Audenreid,  Yorktown,  Tresc- 

kow,  Spring  Mountain,  Coleraine,  Beaver  Meadow  and 
Beaver  Brook  collieries. 

Note. — Cross  section  sheets  Nos.  I,  II  and  III  of  this  coal  field  were  pub¬ 
lished  in  Eastern  Middle  Atlas,  Part  I. 

Cross  sections  constructed  on  lines  shown  on  mine  sheets  III  to  VIII  will 
bo  published  in  a  future  atlas  of  this  field. 


( Copyright  1888 ,  William  A.  Ingham ,  Secretary ,  Board  of  Commissioners , 
Geological  Survey  of  Pennsylvania.) 

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UNIVERSITY  OFi 
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EASTERN  MIDDLE  COAL  FIELD, MINE  SHEET  NT  III 


SECTION  0 F  COAL  MEASURES 
UPPER  LEHIGH  SHEET 


Wharton  BetJ 


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Mauch  Chunk  Bed  ShaJe 


Tpper  Leliigli  Coal  Co 
Lehigh  Valiev  Railroad 
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Geological  Survey 


Pottsville  Conglomerate  N  XII 
Mauch  Chunk  Red  shale  N"  XI 


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CHARLES  JONES 

G. W.  EMORY 

H. T.  FISHER 
C.F.  SHAY 
JOHN  HEAD 


ISAAC. R.  MOISTER  Assistant  Geologist 


Assistants 


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E  K  MEYERS  STATE  PR 
1  Streets  i  computed  i  40* 
east  of 'Washington  0°f 


!pper  Lehigh  (Mouth  or  Slop-  No.2 )  15  miles  norih  of  Mahanoy  City 

"  "  "  •  11-8  „  east 

^  ”  *"*  “nd  ChUrCh  computed ,  4-0-57  IS 

"  "  "  "  east  of  Washington  (i 


Latitude.  Mnliano 
Longitude 


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IV 

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ANTHRACITE  DISTRICT  FRANK 


EASTERN  MIDDLE  COAL  FIELD, MINE  SHEET  N?  IV 


A  HILL.  GEOLOGIST  IN  CHARGE 


UPPER  LEHIGH  AND  POND  CREEK  BASINS, LUZERNE  COUNTY 


SECTION  OF  COAL  MEASURES 
POND  CREEK  SHEET 


BORE  HOLE  No.  I 


POND  CREEK  COLLIERY 
M  S  KEMMERER 


i Buck  MtnJh'ri 


rnlLel  lines  are  ilrawn  2000  feel  apart. 
Monni.iin bed  nr.*  shown  In'  Chrome  Orange  line 
.  Blue  lines 

es  to  the  surface  features 


1.  The  North  and  South  Meridian  and  East  anil  West  Pa 

2.  The  Mine workings  in  tin-  Upper  Memberof  the  Buck 

3  „  „  „  „  „  Lower  - 

4  With  thi-  exception  of  tunnels  the  black  print  rein  I 


Pott^vrlle 
Conglomerate 
No.  XII 


S3  Shafts 

zzl  Slopes  in  color  of  Beds 
Rock  Slopes  m  black 
5^  Tunnels 
a  Air  Shafts 


Warrant  lines 
IVopcrty  lines 
Township  lines 


Upper  Mm ..her  BucMtounUui,  bl.d 
Lower  Member  |  _ 


j-u  Drifts 
ce^J  Breakers  Jfee 


rum  the  surveys  of  the 


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I  'pper  Lehigh  ('< 
M  S  Kemmerer 
LehighVolley  H. 
M.  BTrescott.Si 

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ble  Coal  Beds 


lomenile  N  XII 


led  Shale  N"  XI 


i  flute 


'toots*#. 


H  COAL  CO 


WORKINGS  OF  N?S  SLOPE 


Outcrop  of  Buck  Mountain 


of  Buck  Mountain 


Sunk  Bed  Shu  Ic  Ati.W 


POND  CREEK  JUNCTION, 


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SANDY  RUNMjjfcitON 


ISAAC  R  MO  IS  TER  Assistant  Geologist 


CHARLES  JONES 
G.W.  EMORY 
H  T. FISHER 
<  .  F.  SHAY 
JOHN  HEAD 


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t  K  MEYERS  STATE  PRINTER 

Latitude  Miihunny  City  t  enter  utul  Main  Streets  i  computed  i  40°  • 
Longitude  -  ....  oast  of  Washington  0°5T 


in' 43* 

io  r 


Pond  Creek  (Moulh  of  Slope  No.  1 115.84  miles  north  of  Mahatioy  City 
„  .  „  15.57  east  .  , 

Latitude  Hazleton. Broad  and  Church  Streets  (computed)  40*57*18’ 

Longitude  „  ..  »  <•  oast  of  Washington  (computed)  1° 04.27 


1886 


HONKY BROOK  TRESCKOW.YORKTOWN  DRECK  CREEK.I  j^t^ERNE  ANT)  CARBON  COUNTIES 

jeanesvillE  and  beaver  mkaihw  basins  1 


r’Ti'fYr  D  P/I  CAIL  gVITIK TTE'Y  DIF  P1TITH SYWATf II.  t\ *  ILB  ILESlLlEII  DiiXiE 

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EASTERN  MIDDEE  COM,  ITKI.D,  COLUMNAR  SECTION  SHEET  N?  V 


No.  1 . 

Mine  Sheet  No. Mil 

HONEY  BROOK  COLLIERY 

No.  1.  TUNNEL 

Lehigh  A  Wilkes  Barre  Coal  Co. 


No.  2 . 

Mine  Sheet  No. MU 
HONEY  BROOK  COLLIERY 
DIAMOND  DRILL  BORE  HOLE  No  2 

IN  No.  1  SLOPE  WORKINGS 

LJcW  B.  C.Co. 


No.  3 . 
Mine  Sheet  ? 

AUDENRIED  C 

TUNNEL  FROM  \V1 


No.  4  . 

Mine  Sheet  "No.  Vlll. 

YORKTOWN  COLLIERY 
DIAMOND  DRILL  BORE  HOLE  No  I 


No. 6. 

Mine  Sheet  No. VIII . 

YORKTOWN  COLLIERY 


No.  1. 

Mine  Sheet  No. VII l 

SPRING  MOUNTAIN  COLLIERY 

SOUTH  TUNNEL  NO.  4  SLOPE 

,/.  C.Uaydon  A-  Co. 


No.  B . 

Mine  Sheet  No. V III 

SPRING  MOUNTAIN  COLLIERY  No  l.(  SWAMP) 

TUNNEL  TO  WHARTON  BED 

,/  C  .Buy don  &  Co. 


No.  9 . 

Mine  Sheet. No. VIII. 

COLERAINE  COLLIERY 

SLOPE  No. 2. 

TUNNEL  FROM  MAMMOTH  TO 
WHARTON  BED 

W  T.  Carter  &  Co. 


No.  10. 

Mine  Sheet  No. VTI . 

nr»\/ro  iirsnn\Ai 


10ND  DRILL  BORE  HOLE  No  6  4- 

I()’  SOUTH  OK  SLOPE  Nt>  1  WEST 
Coxe  Bros.  A  Co. 


'O' Sand  rwk 

COALBED'  |w 

tOSBlock  Slate  ( 
COAL  ) 

8' 7 'Black  Slate 

COAL 


No 

Mine  Sheet  No. VI II 
BEAVER  MEADOW 
AMOND  DRILL  BORE  HOLEN0.62 

ONLINE  OF  SLOPE  No.  1. WEST 
1080’ NORTH  l  NEAR  JACOBS  WELL) 
Coxe  Bros.  A-  Co 


No  11. 

Mine  Sheet  No. VI I. 
BEAVER  MEADOW  COLLIERY 
DIAMOND  DRILL  BORE  HOLE  No.  63 

HO'  NORTH  OF  SLOPE  No. I 'WEST) 
(IN  PRESENT  NORTH  STRIPPING) 

Coxe  Bros.  &  Co. 

/  .1 '  Sandstone 
Jl '  Mute 


VZ’ State 
/  /•  Sandstone 
370‘StUuLcUtne 


KU'Z&u 

/3'9'Btue  rode 

Jv  j  S'S’fUne  rock  with  /uhbtn 

--1  it's’BUui  rode 
.... . C'  2'2‘t-\'ne  ConatomernU 

!  9‘n’drtiy  rack 
t,  o'Dark  Sand  rock 

'Z'Z'Black  Slate 

Vj ^KUnk^fate  [  G»MM»  BED 

'/remark  Slate 
2' O’ Hark  Sand  rode 


r  vSlatr  (GAMMA  BED 

,  r.c.^)D 


8 '9'  Han t  light  rode 
2  '6' Light  blue  rode 

/  I  .111, r,,/.- 

S- state 

BUCK  MOUNTAIN  BED 


3'O‘hne  i  oruj  torn  crate 


;  XibWliut  nura  nnk 


/A'O’Jttxk.  COAL  ton  I  <Uite 
n'S'Hark  Slate  taut  blue  .date 


6‘  tfHo.k  Slate 


3  ‘6 '  Saiult  font  and  Slate 
7  '6  'Light  Sandstone 


iVO'Siautetone  and  Slate 


Total  COAL  BEOS  is  3 
Total  Thickness  373  6 


S  O  'Black  Slate 
Total  Thickness  IS?' S' 


No.  18. 

Mine  Sheet  No. VII. 
BEAVER  MEADOW 
DIAMOND  DRILL  BORE  HOLE  No. 70 

1600 'EAST  OF  WATER  TANK  AND 
7 O’  NORTH  OF  L.V.RJt. 
tbxe  Bros.  A  Co. 


H  o' Surface 


. .  tin  tv  rock  with  red 
'  ■'  and  ydUow  joint.* 

Gray  pebble  rock 
Aid'  with  red  atuLyMow 
and.  dark  Joints 

.  .  ...  ionise  sand  >x>,  k 

l  '  with  yellow  joints 


.  Course  dray  pebble  rock 
°  with  while  joints 


•IKS 

e  sections  /luxe  been  named  lorttlly  and 
'oes  not  netrx.sc/n/y  wdunte  a  stmi/tiiitv 
•iro  ve  rsa  . 

i tonsured  hv  the  Geo  lot  pea!  .S'nnry  an/l  to 

instructed  from  the  records  of'  the  Lehigh 
v  Nos  .  ■/  and  ft  than  I  hose  at  George  // 
11  and  tfi  from,  tho.se  of  (b.te  Co 

hose  of  the  Hcxivej-  Brook  Estate 
hridnal  strata  are  the  true  thicknesess 
•teknexses  of  the  coal  beds  are  shewn  ax 
i  the  section  represents  and  do  not 
mess  of  the  beds  where  worked  at 

own  in  these  sections  does  not  rr/nesent 
it  includes  the  refuse  material  of  the  bed. 


I  O'  fine  gray  rock 


.  .White  pebble  rock 
-  with  vet  low  joints 


’  Ii/,./ 


Gmy  rock. 

'  i  .  Broken  whit e  rock 
_T  •’  with  vcllow joints 

23’ O'  Coarse  cOTUjlomemtt 


Total  Thick  nets 


REFERENCE  SURVEY  MAPS  AND  SECTIONS 
(MINE  SHEETS  N°.3Vn  AND  Vm  .ATLAS  PART  H 
EASTERN  MIDDLE  COALFIELD  MINE  SHEET  N°  XI.  ATLAS  PART  m 
(CROSS  SECTION  SHEETS 


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ANTHRACITE  DISTRICT  FRANK  A  HIL 


'No.  6 

Mine  Sheet  No.M 
DIAMOND  DRILL  BORE  HOLE  No.10. 

975  8.56“ WE  FROM  0LDtfa3  SLOPE 

1  TpperIeJiigh  Coal  Co. 


No 

Mine  SI 
DIAMOND  DRILL 

1435' S.77°E. FllOt 


..  X  jK  ILESILlEx,  OT&TIE  &jE©M>GU 

L, GEOLOGIST  IN  CHARGE 


r-i  p  rj 


EASTERN  middle  coal  field,  columnar  SECTIO^ 


No.  9. 

Mine  Sheet  No  in 
DIAMOND  DRILL  BORE  HOLE  No.  14. 

IN  PILLAR  WEST  OF  No  5  SLOPE 
CENTER  OF  *No5  BASIN'  - 
tipper  Lehigh  Coal  (  b 


No.  a. 

Mine  Sheet  No.  Ill 

DIAMOND  DRILLBORE  HOLE  No  13. 

1195  S.72"  li.FROM  OLD  Ko3  SLOPE 
l  'pperLeliigh  <  baJ  l  b 


ieet  No. 111. 

BORE  HOLE  No.II. 
M  nl.D  Na3  SLOPE 
Upper  Ieh.  I iahl-oaJlh 


&  to’ Soft  Sandstone 


COAL  B  E  0  I 


=£T-£S 

Hi  O’ Sadder 

mm 

CUr- 

.."/  If  Mindslone 

§111? 

H  r  Sand  State 

S'  10'Sajidstme 

7  If  Smut  Mute 

Tf  2’  Sandstone 

m 

COAL  BED 

.?'  7  State 

B 

No.  1L. 

Mine  Sheet  No  IV 

ROPE  DRILLBORE  HOLE  No. I 

POND  CREEK 

40G’X  OK  MOUTH  OK  No.2.  SLOPE 
M.  .S'.  Krnunei’cr . 


No.  10. 

Mine  Sheet  No. Iff. 

DIAMOND  DRILL  BORE  HOLE  No.  15. 

565'  S.  5'J“30’ W.  FROM  No. 5.  SLOPE 

Upper  Lehigh  Coal  Co. 


COAL  BED  | 

.V'  S’ Slate 


No  .12. 

Mine  Sheet  No.  IV 
ROPE  DRILL  BORE  HOLE  No.2 

POND  CREEK 
EAST  OF  SLOPE  No) 

M  S.  Kemmerei  . 


COAL  BCO 

J 

G  2  State  <D 

//  tf  State  and  Sandstmit 

tr  (fSotl  Sandstone 

_ 

1  6- 

~~i~7fr  ^ardt~Wi,/i 

't  S’  Sandstone 

1  O’  Pebble  /  writ 

Total  Thiel 

?  O  OTuulxtonr 

//,  9’Sofl  SUntMtm 


Total  COALBEDS  2  /O' 
Total  Thickness  7't  O' 


b-rl£=--»- 


»  :  PebNt  rock 


.T  Sandstone 
!7  S'  C \mytomeratr 


Total  COALBEDS  i'S  .V 
Total  Thickness  ST  O’ 


SKELETON  MAP 

OF 

MINK  SHEET  N‘>  I 

AND  A  PORTION  OF 

MINE  SHEETS  NosHUV.V.VCTI  AM)  VIII 

SHOWING  THE 

POSITION  OF  THE  COLUMNAR  SECTIONS 
ON  SHEET  IV. 

Scale.  2  miles  to  1  Inch 


Mo  is) 

Mine  Sh  ,eet  Nn.Vll. 

DIAMOND  DRILL  BORE  HOLE  No.65 

MEADOW 


BEAVER 
ON  TOP  OF  JON. 
CavcBi 


\I1  HEESE'SLOPE 

Sc  Co. 


total  COALBEDS  2T  7 
Total  Thickness  177'  O' 


NOTES. 

1  The.  strata  composing  some  of  these  sections  hair  been  named  locally  and 
conseep/ently  a  similarity  of  name  does  not  necessarily  indicate-  a.  sun  il  art  tv 
in  the  character  of  the  strata  and  vice  versa 

2  Section  .Vo  Hi  was  measured  by  the  Geolyquril  Survey  arul  to  d  .Vote  No  / 
does  not  apply 

3  Sections  Nos.  1.2, 3, •4’, 5, 6,  7,R,9  and  10  were  constructed  from  the  records'  of 
the  Upper  Lehigh  Caul  Co ;  No.  II  and,  12  from  Those  nf  M  .S',  Kern  merer 
Nos.  13  and  Id  from  those  of  M  S  Kcmmarer&Gn,  No  IS  from,  those  of 
G  B  Marble  &  Co.  and  Nos.  17, 18,19.20,21,22  arul  23  Born  the  records  of 
Ctxce  Bros.  &  Co. 

-1-.  The.  thicknesses  assigned  to  the  indnirhial  strata  are  the  true  thicknesess 
perpendicular  to  the  bedding.  The  thicknesses  of  the  coal  beds  are  shown  as 
cut  in  the  bore -hale,  or  tiumel  which  the  section  represents  and  do  not 
necessarily  show  the  average  thiclcrmss  of  the  heels  where  worked  at 
other  /joints . 

S.  The  thickness  of  the  coal  bills  shown  in  these  sections  does  not  represent 


No.  22. 

Mine  Sheet  No.Vfft 
DIAMOND  DRILLBORE  HOLE  No  61 

BEAVER  MEADOW 
650  E  OK  I..YRR  STATION 
AND  30’ X.OF TRACK. 

Cave  Bros.  &  Co. 


in 


BUCK  NT N  BED 

I  Lower  Mem  her  ' 
/,'  l)’ Black  Slate 

S'  S' Dark  Sandstone 


:  I  hr  IT  Sandstone 


S’  S'  Blade  State 


//  7' Sandstone 


It4  .i  fine  t  \mi/lon 


3t‘  .VFine  Ton.qlom.emte 


W  2' Sandstone 


Red  'stint e 


J  V  O’ Gray  /tehble 
O' Pebble  nek 


O’Black  Slate 
<Y‘  t/  lllii/r  Con, /tom emir 
7  tl"  )l7ide  fiuii/  him eeate 


ft  tr  state  taut  mete 
S’  tr Bt.uk /white  rock 
U  O’ Dork  Coafflomeral \ 


!>■  O’  Dark  t  'aaylomtra- 
/  O’ Gray  Sandstone 
7  O' Gray  So 


S  O’ Light  Sandstone 
v  .S'  O’  State  and  Sandstone 


2W  S’ Great  Sa/ulston 


,r  trjted  shale 


;-v  )•' 

.-.—r 

7t  8"  Conglomerate 


MTuewk,.  ' 

_ 

MT-NC~SH  eE~T  No,  Vll, 

\  gmkwEATIIKIILV 

Mir^e  SHcii^io  vi 

Mine  Sheet  Nu.\HT 
COLERAINE  COLLIERY. 

TUNNEL  TO  BUCK  MTO  BED,  No  j  SLOPE 

W.T.C after  &  Co. 


3ED  No.  17. 

Mine  Sheet  No  MU. 
DIAMOND  DRILLBORE  HOLE  No.67. 
BEAVER  MEADOW 
680  N  51°  30  W.  FROM  SLOPE  Nb.S. 

I  'are  Bins.  &  (  b. 


No.  18 

Mine  Sheet  No. VOL 

DIAMOND  DRILL  BORE  HOLE  No.66 

BEAVER  MEADOW 
735  X. 38".‘ MCE. FROM :  SLOPE  N’o.3. 
Coa/e  Bros.  A-  Co 


'•!  S  Cray  Sandstun 


mm 


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li  2'  t  horse  /*■ tide  r,,i- 

- 

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J  2' State 

■■ 

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i. 

O'  nr  State 

;  t  s°h... 

t  OSte.te 

-- n 

V  tf  Urtty  rock 

Total  COAL 

'  «  .Toll  State  Toto 

M  H  Conglomemte 

COLUMNAR  SECTIONS 

OF  THE 

COAL  MEASURES 

IN  THE  VICINITY  OF 

I  PEER  LEHIGH, POND  CREEK,  SANDY  RUN ,  HIGHLAND 
COLERAINE  AND  REAVER  MEADOW 
l.rZKHNK  AND  CARBON  COUNTIES 

CONSTRUCTED  FROM  MEASUREMENTS 
OBTAINED  FROM  THE 

COMPANIES  NAMED  IN  THE  INDIVIDUAL  TITLES. 

AND  FROM  THOSE  MADE  BY  THE 

GEOLOGICAL  SURVEY 

Scale  40  feet  to  1  inch. 


Total  Thickness  179'  (T 


No  23  Continue. I 


--  - 


?♦  7  ‘ « o n./lomeru/e 
3  f  Satu  iston  < 

‘  O' Conglomerate 

X  S’  Sandstone 


ti8  O'  ( on.  ft otnent  te 


/'  'T  State  amt  COAL 
ft'  T Conglomerate 
6  .T Slate 

to  tf  Green  Sandstone 


Total  COAL  B  EDS  20  6‘ 
'Total  Thickness  tl.iti  3  ' 


NOTE 

Braver  Meadow  Bom  Ihdrs  Nos.  til  and  tilt  Sections 
Nos.  t!t  and  32 J  were  dnl/.e.tl  through  overturned  di/is 
Il  is  thrmlom  , /illicit It  to  determine  the  relationship 
of  the  wul  beds  which  they  cut 


46  2 


ISAAC  K.  MOISTEN,  Assistant  Geologist 


CHARLES  JONES | 


G  W EMORY 


Assistants 


'tidal  COAL  BEOS  /7  IS 
Total  Thickness  hit,' // 


<  ontmued  above  i\ 


f  6“ State 

COAL  BCO 

<,  7’ State 


Ek  MEYERS  STATE  PRINTER 


'.tfe  of  Nature. 

JUNE  1886 


REFERENCE  SURVEY  MAPS  AND  SECTIONS 

EASTERN  MIDDLE  COALFIELD  JMINE  SHEETS  N°.s  1 01  IVY  VH.  AND  NUT 
I  CROSS  SECTION  SHEETS 


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TRKSCKOW: HPiYKY  BROOK. VXD  SPRING  MOUNTAIN  BASINS 


M TZERNK, (’ARSON  AND  SCHUYLKILL  COUNTIES 


H'/S.S/I 


TOLL  GA  TE 


SECTION  OF  COAL  MEASURES 
JEANESVILLE  SHEET 
SPRING  MOUNTAIN  No.  I  TUNNEL 
LE HIGH  AND  WILKES8ARRE  BORE  HOLE  No.2 
BEAVER  BROOK  BORE  HOLE  No.2. 

J.  C.-HAYDON  &  CO. 

LEHIGH  AND  WILKESBARRE  COAL  CO  and 
CHARLES  M  DODSON  a  CO 


HN  K  U  fjl  K  L  E 

OWNERSHIP  DISPUTED 


COAL 


BORE  HOLES 
COAL 


CHARLES  KOONS  &  CO. 


PARDEE,  SONS  &  CO.  LESSEES 


{rnma 


Wharton  Bed 


\  Buck  Mountain  Bed 
\  Alpha.  Bed 


LOWER  C* ONI 


1‘oltnviJle  Cunqluni'- 


.Vouch  Chunk  Hod  Shale 
N°XI. 


'J-k  Mountain 


Scale  100'  1 


BLACK. 

7.i  Vr 


e^i67i;  a 


_BOf?£  HOLE 


i  rip 


R  ,BROOK  COLLIE'RIES-  CHA< 


PEAVII 


DODSON  &  CO,  LESSEES 


]0do&Q 


A  NTI C  LI  Na/l 


R  TU- 


ANTICLINAI 


(OR  RED 


overturned . 

AUDEN  RIED _ C  O  L  LI  E  R  I  E  S  OVERTURNED"  - ANTICUN / 

— r“  t-  a  W  B.  C  CO” 


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fKTOWI 


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WQoaaaaon^ 


Slope  N?  II 


TRESCKOW 


EA  HER  Sift' 

IN  PENNA.CO  I- 


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CHARLES  .JONK! 
C..VN'  EMORY 
H.T  FISHER 
C.F.  SHAY 
.JOHN  HEAD 


ISAAC  H. MOISTED  Assistant  Geologi 


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NOTES. 

w  North  ami  South  Meridian  and  East  ami  West  Parallel  lines  arc  drawn  2.000  feci  apart. 

1  matiM  iul  printed  in  red  relates  to  the  Mammoth  bed  with  the  exception  of  the  outrrop 
he  top  of  the  Mauch  Chunk  Rod  Shale  No  XI 
he  mine  workings  tn  the  Wharton  beil  are  shown  by  purple  lines 
.  •  Gamma  bed  are  shown  by  black  linos 

.  ■  Burk  Mountain  bed  are  shown  by  blue  lines 

hit  the  exception  of  the  mine  workings  in  the  Gamma  bod  at  Honey  Brook  and  Tresckow  N?  6  S 
•tcls  and  rock  slopes,  the  black  print  relates  to  the  surface  features . 


■  Mammoth  bod 

■  Wharton  bed 

■  Gamma  bed 

-  Bui  k  Mounts  in  bed 

■  Alpha  bed  outrrop 
near  Beaver  Brook 

This  r 


_ Warrant  linos 

- Property  lines 

- - - - —  Townsh  ip  lines 

_ _ —  County  lines 

_ — ■ — , — , Borough  lines 


aap  was  constructed  fr 
Lehigh  \  Wilkes  Bam*  Cool  Co 
Coxc  Bros  A  Co 
Charles  M  Dodson  .V  Co 
George  II.Mvert*  A  Co 
William  T  Carter  A  Co 
Lehigh  \  alley  R  R  Co. 


Genl 


Willi  nn 
.A.  I.  Wo: 
A  B  Co 
ml  Survey. 


R  S.vmon 
nclsdorf 
•hran 


CSl  Shafts  ■  i 
~-i~  Slopes  in 
Tunnels 
□  3  Air  Sit 
o  Ron-  holes 
jt-  Drifts 
Buildings 
Rock  Slopes  i 
CO  Strippings  L 


i  black 
color  of  lied 


fs  «>F  the 
i  A  Co 


ANN  CIUGL  E 


■«*r  nnd  Main  Streets  I  computed  I  '10°  4H'4r 
.  east  of  Washington  O*  3  -1'  18  f 


Je;tii(*sville  i  store  i  7  81  nulcs  north  of  Mahan ov  City 
0  91  east  ..  .  ' 

Latitude  Hu/.lcUm  Broml  and  Church  Streets  (computed  )  40*57'  18’ 


$ 


a  :  111  :  * 


BORE  HOLE  Ko.63 


©IE©  M2) ©I '(Mi  SUIEWT  ©F  PFIf i¥ S'YMfA 

ANTHRACITF  DISTRICT  FRANK- 


WllA*  J.EIL3E STAFF  ©IE©M2)©II ST 

A  HILL  GEOLOGIST  IN  CHARGE 


BEA\"ER  MEADOW AND  DRECK  CREEK  BASINS,  LUZERNE  AND  CARBON  COUNTIES 


EASTERN  Minm.E  COAL  FIELD, MINE  SHEET  N°VII 


SECTION  OF  COAL  MEASURES 
BEAVER  MEADOW  SHEET 
BORE  HOLE  No  63 
BEAVER  MEADOW 

CoxcBiw  \  Co. 


Mammoth  Bed 


CATA  W/.9.Qa 


ANT/CL/ua 


HAZLETON  DIV.  LEHtCH 


Comma  Bed 


Buck  Mountain  licit 


Scale  JOO-! 


Pismire 


jAMTlCLIRzXl 


SLOPE  ANTICLINAL 


\ANTICLll 


SliMi! 


.A  N  TJ 


R  M  A  R  T  I  N 


iPP^oxj, 


'Ston  Bed 
Mi-T.rrmw- 


mead°A~B-IX- 


}  pro  xirn\ate 


ANTICLINAL 


TICLINAL 


.r&i'tneVo'W 


Tump 


SPRING  '"ANTICLINAL 


i  Parallel  lines  are  drawn  2000  feet  apart 

•by  red  lines 

by'  purple  lines 

the  black  print  relates  to  the  surface  featuri 


The  North  and  South  Meridiai 
The  Mine  workings  in  the  Mama 
The  Mineworkingsin  theWhar 
With  tlie  exception  of  fork  si 


and  tunnels 


El  Shafts 

Slopes  in  color  of  Beds 
=;  Bock  Slopes  in  black 
2jA  Tunnels 
□  Air  Shafts 
o  Boreholes 
j-,.  Drifts 
rsQ  Breakers  &c 


Warrant  I 
Property  li 
'Township  I 
Counlt  lm< 


Mammoth  bed 
Wharton  bed 


Qnakake  Valleyr 


surveys 


t'oxe  1 1  ms.  &  I  t  o. 
LehigliVniUy  f.  tuilroi 
Leliigh  Volley  {  i'oal  Ct 
Thomas  S.M'  t*  nir.C'l 
William  G.Fre  ryman 

Geological  Sm  rvevc 


I'T-i  I  Area  of  wd  rkuble  Coal  Beds 
I  1  PflUsville  Q  on^lomerate  N?  XU 
l,)F'v;,"'.l  Mauch  f'huj  nk  Rod  Shale  N"  XI 


CHARLES  JONES 
G.W.  EMORY 
H  T. FISHER 
C.F.SHAY 
JOHN  HEAD 


MEVEF.S  STATE  PRIMER 


ISAAC  R.  MO  IS  TER  Assistant  Geol 


Assistants 


Meadow .  7,3-1  Milos  .North  of  Muhonoy  Cilv 
11.96  .  Hast  .  .  „  • 

loinputed )  <U)°  5T18' 

1°  04'  iT  east  of  Washington 


Latitude, Mnlianov  CiP 
Longitude  . 


Center  ami  Mom  Streets  i  computed 
•  -  east  of  Washington 


Cham: 

Pereht 


I.utitude.Haileton. Broad  and  Church  Street : 
Longitude  •  ...  , 


fra 

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‘  °AP^noHmatl  oAjtopvf-  Buck  Mountain  Befl 

■  h~ — — ^£i 

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UNIVERSITY  OF  HUNG‘:> 
AT  URBANA  -  CHAMPAIGN 


WM  &I  GA1  STUIMET  0F  PIEHW  ST5OTTAIOA 


mm  siE©M3)'snOT 


BEAVER  MEADOW  AND  PRECK  CREEK  BASfNS,  LUZERNE  AN1)  CARBON  COUNTIES 


NOTES. 


Buildings 


This  map  was  constructed  from  the  su 
Lehigh  Valley  Railroad  Co  T. S.McNaii 

Lehigh  Valley  Coal  Co.  "William  St 

Coxe  Bros. tL-  Co.  Samuel  Be 

Geological  Survey. 


|  |  Potisville  Conglomerate! 

|  ’  1  Mauch  Chunk  Red  Shale  } 


JMauch  Cl]_u,Ll- 

jtoz7e  Creek  Bridge 


Coal  Measures  N°X11I 


(PoUsville  Conglomerate N^Xll 
I  0  Mauch  Chunk  Red  Shale  NVXI 


ds^/vpoNf? 


*o  HOUSE 


KSTATl  Of  rENCH  I'OXF. 


i  mm  ■ 


ilUA'KCKEEKI 


irtnocc  8no&*i 


i  WILLIAM  JERKS  n 


)NIO.s\ 


AlKflTS 


k  Creek  Junction 

E/  Mi/m  To  Penn  Haven  Junction 


GEORGE  EROH 


rtt?  r. 


KEY OF  St 


CHARLES  JONES 

G. W.  EMORY 

H. T. FISHER 
C.F.SHAY 
JOHN  HEAD 


I  RINTE R 


ISAAC  R.MOISTER  Assistant  Geologist. 


Assistants 


Latitude.  Mahnnoy  Citv  Cents 
Longitude  • 


mid  Main  Streets  i  computed  I  40°  > 
•  •  east  of  Washington  0°54 


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ANTHRACITE  DISTRICT  FRANK  A  H  I  L 


CROSS  CREEK, BIG  BLACK  CREKK.UM)  IIA/I.KTOA  BASINS,  U7.ERXE  CDI'N'TY 


SECTION  OF  COAL  MEASURES 
ECKLEY  SHEET 
SANDY  RUN  COLLIERY 
BORE  HOLE  No.  2 
A/.  S.  Kemmerer  &  Co. 


OUTCROP  Of  BUCK, 


WORMf! 


BREASTS  wot 


BRlASTS 


°°.MASTS  WCATIO 

IGHLAND  COLLIERY  No.  2 


wo> t*fD 


The  North  and  South  Meridian  and  East  a 
The  mine  workings  in  the  Upper  Member 
The  mine  workings  in  the  Lower  Member  ■ 
With  the  exception  of  rock  slopes  and  tu 


Member  I 
Member ) 


Coxe  Bros  U  Co 
Highland  Coal  Co 
M  S.  Kemmerer  k  C 
Lehigh  Volley  Rajlr 


~-BCACf<i  CREEK  RIDGE  ANTICLINAL 


M°u\r Ain 


COXE  BROS  4  CO. 
TURNEq  operators 


'[(aucih  Chunk 


ITAIN  COLLIER  A" 


Mooch  Chunk  Red  Sfta/e  No. 


A  Cl,  MOUVTAli. 


l  DRIFT/ 


-dUT/C/n 


tL'l  dole  Slope  Nn  5 
~  '{Abo  allotted ) 


'HOP 


tPSEv 


BLACK  O/RT 


buck' 


'  \r,  HEAD  HOUSE 


1,1753 


£Z£<Ln<'^r0r)  ni  Buck 

Q.PUMP  - - - 


15U7 


h'OM: 


•  upfrfseci  Outcrop  (ir  Buck  Mounts* 


’sTR'pp^ 


H  vr„,Vc 


/JOHN  S. /WENTZ 

DOSIAH  HAINES 


, MOUNTAIN 


ourenop  of  «l|CI 


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EASTERN  MIDDLE  COAL  FIELD, MINE  SHEET  N?  V 


426 

ISAAC  R.  NTOISTER  Assistant  Geologist 


CHARLES  JONES 
G.W.  EMORY 
H  T. FISHER 
C.F.  SHAY 
JOHN  HEAD 


Assistants 


JULIUS  B.EN  4  CO 


Stole  -  H00  Feet  to  1  Inch 


A  P  R  I  L  1888. 


t  I'  MLlERS  STAT 


Latitude . Muhanoy  City  Center  anil  Mcun  Streets  icon  ipuled  i  -10°  48*43* 
Longitude  .  ....  east  of  Wash  ington  0*  54’  18.4' 


EcWey  (Mouth  of  Slope  No.2)  2.47  Miles  North  of  the  intersection  of  Broad  und  Church  Streets. Hazleton 
h  ....  .  6.00  »  East  -  .  ....  .  . 

Lutitiide,  Hazleton,  Broad  und  Church  Streets  icotn  puled  I  40°  57  IB* 

Longitude  .....  •  1°  04*  27*  east  of  Washington 


